Curriculum Vitae
Last updated July 2026
Research Areas
- Philosophy of Mind & Cognitive Science
- Philosophy of AI
- Social Epistemology
Education
Master of Arts, Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts, Mind, Gender, and Artificial Intelligence
GPA: 3.95
Independent Thesis: 4E/DST Models of Gender Identity
Advisors: Dr. Daniel Harris (Philosophy) & Dr. Raj Korpan (Computer Science)
Graduate Coursework (CUNY Graduate Center):
- Representations, Attitudes, & Persuasion — Eric Mandelbaum (Fall 2025)
- Group Minds — Muhammad Ali Khalidi (Spring 2026)
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science— Summa Cum Laude
Minor in Philosophy
Fellowships & Honors
- CUNY Pipeline Fellowship
- Thomas W. Smith Academic Excellence Fellowship
- The Memorial Scholarship
- Diane B. Gibson Memorial Fund Award
Research Experience
CUNY Graduate Center
- Selected for competitive doctoral preparation fellowship
- Developing philosophy research proposal on embodied cognition and gender identity
- Presented capstone research at CUNY Pipeline Symposium (May 2026)
TIER Robotics Lab, Hunter College
- Led technical architecture and ethical design of a queer-affirming robot companion
- Co-authored peer-reviewed full paper accepted to HRI 2026
- First author on Interactivity demo accepted to HRI 2026
- Transitioned to advisory role, Spring 2026
Department of Computer Science, Texas State University
- Designed initial experimental protocol and detection algorithm to correlate heart rate variability with sleep onset under Dr. Xiao Chen
- Provided proof-of-concept supporting later work published in IEEE MASS 2015
Teaching Experience
Hunter College
- Led weekly small-group discussion section for first-year students
- Prepared assigned readings, facilitated discussion, and guided structured activities
Industry Experience
Apple
- Refined the interface and interactions of the Apple Music app across macOS, iOS, and tvOS
- Built core accessibility features for Apple TV
- Led front page feed re-architecture
- Designed and implemented first analytics and unit test frameworks
Publications
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Not the Intended User: Queer Perspectives on Identity, Risk, and Trust in Robot Companions
Proceedings of the 2026 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '26). Edinburgh, UK.
Acceptance Rate: 23.2%
Interactivity Demos
Pax: A Queer-Affirming Robot Companion for the Home
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '26), Interactivity Track. Edinburgh, UK. March 2026.
Presentations
Gender Identity as Embodied Regulatory Self-Model
Talk, Queer Analytic Philosophy Conference (QAφ), UC Santa Cruz
June 2026
Unequal Costs of Disbelief: Bridging Minority Stress and Epistemic Injustice
- Poster, Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP), Johns Hopkins University June 2026
- Poster, CUNY Pipeline Symposium, The Graduate Center, CUNY May 2026
Pax: A Queer-Affirming Robot Companion System
Hunter College Humanity and Technology Series
December 2025
Can AI Have Gender? A 4E Cognition Approach to Gender Identity
- Poster, CUNY Undergraduate Research Conference May 2025
- Oral, Hunter College Undergraduate Research Conference April 2025
Service & Engagement
- Invited Guest Speaker
- Invited Panelist, Women Speak Pride
- Guest Speaker, Safe Schools Program
- Founder & Head Organizer, Queer Tech Professionals & Innovators